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Murray seeks the green light for Queen’s grass

The world No 4 is offered a late start at the Aegon Championships as he assesses his ankle ahead of Wimbledon

Barry Flatman

June 5 2011, 1:01am, The Sunday Times

After playing through injury in Paris, Murray's thoughts will now turn to Wimbledon (Alex Livesey)

Andy Murray can now relax at his opulent Surrey home, gently flexing his ankle to see how it recovers after his recent diet of painkillers and anti-inflammatory tablets. It will give him time to reflect on how the clay-stained dramas of the past few weeks can make him stronger for tests on English grass.

With girlfriend Kim visiting friends, taking the couple’s two border terriers with her, the Scot can do as he pleases today. He can concentrate on the French Open final and the 25th edition in the saga of Rafael Nadal against Roger Federer. More likely, his mind will concentrate on any sensation from the right ankle. Doctors advised him to use crutches just a week ago and speculate on how he might…

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